I have no love affair with it, but I do understand it and I do prosper under our current economy. I do not like the prospects of building and selling houses with a 30% tax added on the price, especially when I know there is no way in hell I can reduce my prices more than 10%. Competing against existing homes that will be 20% cheaper will kill the new home industry. I can now build with cheaper or at the same price as comparable existing homes, under the NRST there is no way. Even though that paragraph is shot through with fallacies, as your posts usually are, I'll ignore that for a moment and say:
What you do, with that attitude, is sacrifice the future liberty and prosperity of our children and grandchildren on the altar of your own self-interest.
What you do, with that attitude, is sacrifice the future liberty and prosperity of our children and grandchildren on the altar of your own self-interest. Defending industries like the auto and homebuilding industry may be in my self-interest, but I also beleive it is neccessary for the future of this county. I love this country and think overall it is the greatest country ever and will continue to be so.